suggestions PLEASE!!!!!

[ksct]

I have 12 buff orp little ladies who will be 3 weeks old tomorrow.... I have been noticing that they seem to be less fearful of, well just about everything. If you put your hand down with them, sometimes they'll peck at your hand. DH says that if you put your hand in with them and DONT move your hand he notices that they don't peck as often if at all. Last night i was "tucking them in" before we went to bed and about 5 of them were trying to get out. I CAREFULLY nudged them all back to get the door closed and as soon as i moved them, all 5 of them came "charging" back at me. Is this type of behavior normal? Are they just growing into themselves? We really wanted BO's becasue we were told they were some of the friendliest of the breeds. I'm just afraid if this is a sign of them being mean that they will be worse when they're full grown....
- a side note, they outgrew their brooder so they are in the coop now. I believe the dimensions are 4X6.... they have PLENTY of room so im not worried about that part. Should they have more "things to do"
Please help!

 

[sherrydeanne]

Absolutely normal chick behavior. Think of them as toddlers at this age: they put everything in their mouth. They're aware enough now to know you're there

 

[ksct]

so this should pass as they get bigger/older?

 

[LilRalphieRoosmama]

Yep - they are perfectly normal! Will it pass? Yes and no. If you feed them alot of treats, then they'll be like mine and every time I walk out there, they come running! Once they find out I'm just passing through, they lose interest and walk away. They associate you with food which is a good thing. It's super easy for me to round my girls up in the coop - they just follow me.